US Congress House Bill 5323 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-1)
Status: Introduced on July 31 2014 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-07-31 - Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Pending: House Veterans' Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Medical Leave for Veterans Act of 2014 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to issue regulations to entitle any federal employee who is a veteran with a service-connected disability rated at 30% or more, during the 12-month period beginning on the first day of employment, to up to 104 hours of leave, without loss or reduction in pay, for purposes of undergoing medical treatment for such disability for which sick leave could regularly be used. Requires the forfeiture of any such leave that is not used during such 12-month period. Requires such employee to submit to the Secretary certification that such employee used such leave for purposes of being furnished treatment for such disability by a health care provider. .

Medical Leave for Veterans Act of 2014

Rep. G. Butterfield [D-NC]	Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]	Rep. Walter Jones [R-NC]	Rep. Stephen Lynch [D-MA]
Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. David Price [D-NC]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-07-31	House	Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

HB5229 (Related) 2014-09-17 - Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
SB3001 (Related) 2014-12-11 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/5323/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr5323/BILLS-113hr5323ih.pdf